Abstract:
The behavior of defects and defect clusters near the melting region of a two-dimensional Yukawa system is considered in a wide range of the screening parameter $\kappa$. The concentration of defects, their size distribution, and some other characteristics are found to be quasi-universal and independent of the $\kappa$ value. Simple indicators of melting are proposed for close-packed two-dimensional systems.
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